AdwCleaner is a handy program for the Windows operating system that you can use to detect and remove adware or traces of adware on computer systems. While that's its main purpose, it […]
I have the habit of hovering over links in web browsers I'm using to look at the linked url before I click. While I don't do that for all links I'm interested […]
Networking monitoring can be an eye opener in regards to network connections of programs that run on a computer system. I started to monitor network connections closely recently and decided to take […]
If you are running the Firefox Developer Edition on desktop or Firefox Aurora on Android, you may have noticed a couple of changes after today's update. Mozilla added several features to those […]
While things look as if they are on track for Microsoft in regards to the rapid distribution of its new operating system Windows 10 -- the company wants to push it on […]
Firefox 40 was released on Tuesday and the release of an update shortly afterwards is usually a good indicator that something went terribly wrong and needs fixing immediately. The organization published release […]
Windows 10 users can modify the operating system's privacy settings manually, for instance by disabling express setup during installation or upgrade, or by exploring the Privacy section of the new Settings application. […]
A lot has been found out about the data collection that is going on in Microsoft's new operating system Windows 10. We have covered these issues in our Windows 10 privacy guide, […]
Microsoft changed the way how OneDrive works when it released Windows 10 fundamentally. Instead of displaying placeholder icons for files by default, OneDrive suddenly would sync all files to the local computer. […]
All web browsers support the downloading of images from websites. All you need to do is right-click on an image and select the save option. While that works fine for individual images, […]
LastPass, makers of the password management solution of the same name, announced that LastPass Free is now also available on mobile devices. The previous service allowed unlimited syncs between desktop devices, but […]
When Mozilla relaunched the Aurora channel as the Developer channel in 2014, it included a dark theme with it to distinguish that version from others. The dark theme was designed specifically for […]
The year has not been good for Lenovo so far. After news broke in February that the company shipped some of its computer systems with adware and a problematic root certificate, it […]
IOBit Uninstaller is a free program uninstaller for the Windows operating system that scans for leftover files and Registry keys after the removal. When it comes to the removal of software programs […]
This is the Microsoft patch overview for August, 2015. It reviews all security and non-security patches that the company has made available for its Windows operating system and other company products. The […]
SnoozeTabs is the first extension for the Firefox browser to come out of Mozilla's new Idea Town project. The opt-in project's main aim is to get feedback of release channel users faster […]
Microsoft pushed out the Windows 10 update KB3081424 last week. It is a cumulative update for Windows 10 that contains fixes released previously and new fixes. The Microsoft Knowledge Base article does […]
Firefox 40 will be released to the stable channel on August 11, 2015 if things go as planned. There is always the chance of delays caused by last minute bug. The release […]
One of the core shortcomings of Microsoft Edge, the new default browser that ships with Windows 10, is that it lacks customization options. While it ships with some, most are either difficult […]
Dreamify is a free Android application that transforms photos or images on the device into art. Google revealed Deep Dream, a neural networks research project, back in June 2015, and an unforeseen […]
I have used 7-zip in the past to create and unpack archives. It offered everything I needed in a program of its kind: it was lightweight, fast, integrated well with the system […]
AIMP is a popular audio player for the Windows operating system that ships with an impressive feature set and a plugin system to extend its functionality further. The developers of the music […]
Mozilla added a live search suggestions feature to Firefox 41 in June. The cutting edge Nightly version of Firefox was the first to receive live search suggestions which displayed suggestions based on […]
VLC Media Player is one of the most popular all-in-one players for Windows. It is available as a desktop program but also as an app in Windows Store on Windows 8.1 and […]
We have talked in length about Windows 10's mandatory updating system here on Ghacks and why we recommend the Pro version of the operating system because of it as it provides users […]
Privacy Badger launched more than a year ago as a browser extension for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome to inform users about online tracking and with options to block certain trackers from […]
VeraCrypt is one of the few programs that came into existence after development of True Crypt was abandoned. Even though True Crypt's security audit did not uncover any backdoors in the program […]
It can be quite difficult to determine whether you are the victim of a Man in the Middle attack. Eavesdropping is a common Man in the Middle attack type in which communication […]
Stagefright is a critical Android vulnerability that attackers can exploit using specifically prepared Multimedia Messaging Service messages (MMS). What makes the vulnerability particularly troublesome is that it can be exploited passively on […]
If things go as planned, Media Source Extensions (MSE) will be available for all websites from Firefox 42 on. The technology, used by a variety of sites and services to stream HTML5 […]
When I checked free storage of the main drive of a computer running Windows 10, I noticed that the folder c:\recoveryimage was taking up more than 27 Gigabytes of space on it. […]
Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system ships without DVD playback capabilities. When you insert a video DVD into the drive of a computer running Windows 10 you will realize quickly that the DVD […]
BitTorrent Sync is a file synchronization software that does not utilize cloud storage to transfer files between devices. We have reviewed the software in the past, the first alpha and beta versions, […]
A new version of the open source office suite LibreOffice has just been released. It features an improved user interface, Windows 10 compatibility and better interoperability between different operating systems. Interested users […]
Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system ships with quite a few default settings that users may find invasive. We have listed them all in our Windows 10 privacy overview, and if you went […]
If you run a recent version of Firefox Dev or Nightly, and try to install an unsigned add-on, you may receive the error message that the browser prevented the operation from completing […]
You have several options if you want to save all open tabs in your browser of choice so that you can access them at a later point in time. Most browsers support […]
Users of the Pale Moon web browser who try to install the popular adblocking extension Adblock Plus won't be able to do so anymore as it was added to the blocklist by […]
The improved taskbar that Microsoft introduced in Windows 7 was a welcome change to many users. It supported the pinning of programs to the taskbar so that they could be opened from […]
Google ads are nearly everywhere: when you search, read emails, watch videos,use mobile devices and in lots of other places. The "Control your Google ads" website gives you control over the advertisement […]
